Area Sections
Kosovo province
Areas
Pristina
Prizren
Peja
Gjilan
Rogana
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Kosovo ProvinceRecently Kosovo has seen a lot of turmoil. NATO bombings made an end to Serbian rule and now some sort of a local government has been installed. Before the first World War Kosovo has been part of Albania, but after the war it was seperated from Albania. The fight was because in Kosovo was a kind of Apartheid by Milosevic regime. The fighting has badly damaged the entire region.
After NATO bombing against Serbia in 1999, Kosovo has its own parlament, own government and its institution. The situation is especially complex because serb's says that Kosovo is a holy land to the Serbs: It’s the ancient birthplace of Serbia and rich in national history and tradition. (After the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 Serbia became a vassal state under Ottoman Turkish rule. That lasted almost 500 years until Russia helped oust the Turks.) The Turkish influence lingers. The main towns of this troubled province are Pristina.Other cities are: Prizren(city of many mosques), Gjilan, Mitrovica, Ferizaj, Gjakova, Peja, Dardana, Besiana, Rogana and other cities. Travel in Kosovo is far from easy. But if things clear up a bit more it can be a rewarding experience.
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